Legends of Runeterra
DEVELOPER RIOT GAMES • PUBLISHER IN-HOUSE playruneterra.com
Idon’t think I can stomach buying another booster pack after playing Legends of Runeterra. It’s a necessary part of physical card games where cards often have real-world value, but their prevalence in digital card games is just an excuse to sell the worst kind of lootboxes. It’s enough to make anyone cynical. But thanks to a generous reward system that avoids booster packs altogether, Legends of Runeterra is one card game that’s easy to love.
You’d be forgiven for rolling your eyes at the thought of a free-to-play card game based on League of Legends. The card genre is full of these spin-offs. But Riot Games’ take is full of clever innovations and tense duels dictated by your skill rather than how much you spend.
SLINGING CARDS
With its colourful aesthetic and good-natured charm, it’s easy to mistake Legends of Runeterra, which entered open beta last month, for
